Total Payments
$5,751
2024 Payments
$1,695
Companies
24
Transactions
87
Medicare Patients
363
Medicare Billing
$44,504
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$4,833 (84.0%)
Travel$917.52 (16.0%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $4,833 | 78 | 84.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $917.52 | 5 | 16.0% |
| Unspecified | $0 | 4 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$5,751
83 transactions
Ownership
$0
4 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $3,052 | 28 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $618.05 | 10 | $0 (2021) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $364.87 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $225.14 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $215.34 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| Medacta USA, Inc. | $164.57 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $149.41 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| MIMEDX Group, Inc. | $139.63 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Coastal Medical Technologies LLC | $139.22 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Nevro Corp. | $110.22 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,695 | 19 | Medtronic, Inc. ($1,275) |
| 2023 | $1,890 | 16 | Medtronic, Inc. ($1,425) |
| 2022 | $489.33 | 9 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($165.57) |
| 2021 | $1,010 | 28 | Abbott Laboratories ($348.51) |
| 2020 | $292.52 | 6 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($270.43) |
| 2019 | $308.10 | 6 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($284.25) |
| 2018 | $0 | 1 | Spine Wave, Inc. |
| 2017 | $66.67 | 2 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($66.67) |
All Payment Transactions
87 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/18/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $134.30 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.36 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | MIMEDX Group, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $139.63 | General |
| 10/08/2024 | Bioventus LLC | BONESCALPEL & SONICONE (O.R.) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.97 | General |
| Category: NOT APPLICABLE | ||||||
| 09/23/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CENTERPIECE PLATE FIXATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $157.74 | General |
| Category: Cervical | ||||||
| 09/22/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $62.08 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | CODMAN CERTAS (Device), CUSA CLARITY, CODMAN HAKIM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.37 | General |
| Category: Neuro Critical Care | ||||||
| 08/26/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CAPSTONE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $147.26 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 08/26/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CAPSTONE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.16 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 07/29/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | RIALTO SI FUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $90.21 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 06/25/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $168.21 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 05/28/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ANATOMIC PEEK PTC CERVICAL FUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $167.81 | General |
| Category: Cervical | ||||||
| 05/24/2024 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.53 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 05/22/2024 | Carlsmed, Inc. | aprevo (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $73.07 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 04/30/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $143.09 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 04/29/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | STRATA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.92 | General |
| Category: Shunts | ||||||
| 04/23/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | ANDEXXA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.84 | General |
| Category: Rare Disease | ||||||
| 04/22/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.14 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 01/30/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $153.28 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 11/27/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | CORNERSTONE PSR CERVICAL FUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $113.28 | General |
| Category: Cervical | ||||||
| 10/26/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.01 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 10/25/2023 | Medacta USA, Inc. | MySpine (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $164.57 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 10/18/2023 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $103.30 | General |
| 10/16/2023 | Coastal Medical Technologies LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $101.72 | General |
| 10/13/2023 | Coastal Medical Technologies LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.50 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 121 | 135 | $75,918 | $20,068 |
| 2022 | 2 | 64 | 74 | $21,621 | $5,394 |
| 2021 | 2 | 27 | 30 | $7,095 | $1,905 |
| 2020 | 5 | 151 | 177 | $49,230 | $17,137 |
Total Patients
363
Total Services
416
Medicare Billing
$44,504
Procedure Codes
15
All Medicare Procedures & Services
15 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $32,487 | $8,505 | 26.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 40 | 49 | $13,333 | $3,255 | 24.4% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $11,941 | $3,154 | 26.4% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $9,960 | $2,744 | 27.6% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 24 | $4,532 | $1,439 | 31.7% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $3,665 | $972.52 | 26.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 45 | 55 | $15,180 | $3,885 | 25.6% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $6,441 | $1,509 | 23.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 12 | 13 | $3,525 | $957.19 | 27.2% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 17 | $3,570 | $947.96 | 26.6% |
| 22842 | Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation for spinal stabilization, 3 to 6 vertebral segments | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $21,983 | $6,779 | 30.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 70 | 86 | $13,846 | $5,159 | 37.3% |
| 99202 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes | Office | 2020 | 39 | 39 | $6,474 | $2,455 | 37.9% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 20 | 30 | $4,759 | $1,763 | 37.1% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $2,168 | $980.49 | 45.2% |
About Dr. Christopher Comey, MD
Dr. Christopher Comey, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Tampa, Florida. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/20/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1689756447.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Comey, MD has received a total of $5,751 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,695 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 87 transactions from 24 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($4,833).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Comey has provided services to 363 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 416 services with total Medicare billing of $44,504. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 15 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Other Specialties Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
- Location Tampa, FL
- Active Since 10/20/2006
- Last Updated 08/04/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1689756447
Products in Payments
- CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $1,327
- MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) $457.67
- Proclaim IPG (Device) $348.51
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $219.90
- EXPEDIUM (Device) $213.93
- CONDUIT (Device) $194.18
- ANATOMIC PEEK PTC CERVICAL FUSION SYSTEM (Device) $167.81
- HEDRON (Device) $165.57
- MySpine (Device) $164.57
- VECTRIS (Device) $162.27
- CAPSTONE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $160.42
- CENTERPIECE PLATE FIXATION SYSTEM (Device) $157.74
- VIPER (Device) $146.57
- UNID_PASS (Device) $143.09
- COHERE (Device) $123.55
- ANDEXXA (Biological) $121.84
- CORNERSTONE PSR CERVICAL FUSION SYSTEM (Device) $113.28
- RIALTO SI FUSION SYSTEM (Device) $90.21
- FLOSEAL (Device) $76.54
- Omnia (Device) $75.69
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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